Porterville lost against Monache back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Porterville Panthers were outmatched by the Monache Marauders and fell 58-23. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 717th, while the Marauders are ranked 67th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monache to victory, but perhaps none more so than Milly Rojas, who went 8-for-14 on her way to 19 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Rojas is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyah Bartlett, who went 8-for-12 en route to 18 points along with seven assists and five steals.
Porterville's loss dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Monache, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Porterville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monache, they will square off against Bakersfield at 6:00 p.m. on February 14th. Monache knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Bakersfield likes a good challenge.
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